Meat-free Kiwi-inspired pie blows away Aussie taste-buds.

A petrol tanker rolled, crushing a car and starting a chain of collisions on a Melbourne motorway.

A festival in Melbourne wants to help people make better choices by giving them a chance to try more than 450 beers.

Coastguard and police were on hand when a hot air balloon ran into trouble and started drifting out to sea.

A street performer has caught on fire during the stunt on Melbourne's Southbank. Dozens rushed to help the woman after screaming could be heard.

The sister of a young Kiwi-born man who died after being hit by a train in Melbourne said her brother was kind-hearted and caring, but struggled with depression.

The family of a New Zealand man hit by a train last week in Melbourne have set up a fundraising page to bring his body home.

The interesting thing about this exhibition being based in a museum is the balance between science and Hollywood.

Melbourne has come out tops as the favourite destination for Kiwis heading across the ditch.

If you've ever been teased for your fiery locks, this is the event for you.

A Melbourne gangland lawyer who was gunned down outside his ice cream parlour apparently had a bounty on his head that had been increased to A$500,000 before his death.

Passengers ducked their heads and closed their eyes as their bus ploughed into a Melbourne bridge, peeling the roof off like a tin can.

Footage has emerged showing two Qantas jets involved in a scary near-miss above Melbourne Airport.

When Kim Peirce quit her six-figure job to sell body scrubs from her kitchen, she took a huge leap into the unknown.

Graham Reid goes on an eye-opening walking tour in central Melbourne.

If you are going to the Melbourne Cup it's important to be dressed for the occasion - and to make the most of what the city has to offer while you're there.

Prepare for a rich mixture if you explore the Melbourne haunts of Shihad's Tom Larkin.

Sausage dogs across Melbourne today competed in the 'Running of the Wieners'.

Police are worried about a missing Melbourne woman who hasn't touched her bank account for almost a month.

Dreaming of a long weekend away? Melbourne remains a great destination for Kiwis, writes Megan Singleton.

Thousands of Kiwis cross the Tasman to see the Melbourne Cup each November. Ewan McDonald went to see why.

The 11-month-old boy whose tragic death has rocked a small community has been identified.

Angry protesters have burned placards and exchanged abuse in clashes between Reclaim Australia and anti-racism rallies in Melbourne.

Firebombings, a drive-by shooting and the gunning down of a policeman have people wondering if Melbourne's notorious gangland underbelly is once again rumbling to the surface.

Melbourne has been inundated with thousands of love letters from across the world addressed to its trees, after the council assigned each one an email address.

Ending the liquor licensing ban that's stopped Melbourne's new, boutique venues serving alcohol past 1am will reinvigorate the city's night life.

At least a dozen young women have fled Melbourne to live under Isis in war-torn Syria.

Australian police have urged parents to keep a closer eye on their children and monitor social media activity, after foiling yet another alleged teenage terror plot.